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Budge, Daniel

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FIDEFIDE 14375974· Male· South Africa· Born in 2006

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Daniel Budge, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1690. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys), STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship), and COGH 2026 (Championship). Also played 1 rapid (including 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Championship)) and 1 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Open Event) recently. His peak of 1753 was reached at age 19 (Feb 2025).

At junior level, he reached #25 and #37 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1690

Standard

Rpd1719·Blz1717

All-time high

1753

63 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 19

Activity

42

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#113,622

#113,622 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 20
May 2026
2025
25th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1753
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+561 Elo)
1192 → 1753
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1753
at age 19 · −63 from today
Feb 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Feb 2025
2024
37th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1674
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship)
perf 1874 (+124) · 2.5/5 · #21
Top opponent

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/9#441693-6.0
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/8#151732-23.2
Swiss
Mar 20261/5#251555-24.4
Swiss
Jan 20262.5/5#21758-6.4
Swiss
Dec 20252.5/5#211874+18.0
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/9#561729-3.0
Swiss
Oct 20254/5#81836-9.6
Team
Jul 20253.5/10#561755+0.8
Worst Elo result: STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship) (-24.4 Elo, finished #25).

Rankings

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South Africa
#529
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,375
in continent
World
#113,618
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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South Africa
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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529🇿🇦Budge, Daniel1,690
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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4
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5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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4375🇿🇦Budge, Daniel1,690
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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113618🇿🇦Budge, Daniel1,690